Κροτοθορύβου

loud applause

Translated by David Whitehead22 Apr 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

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"Lord Apollo, dear little Leontion, with what loud applause we were inspired as we read¹ your letter."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κροτοθορύβου· Παιὰν ἄναξ, φίλον Λεοντάριον, οἵου κροτοθορύβου ἡμᾶς ἐνέπλησας, ἀναγνόντι σοι τὸ ἐπιστόλιον.

Betacode

*krotoqoru/bou: *paia\n a)/nac, fi/lon *leonta/rion, oi(/ou krotoqoru/bou h(ma=s e)ne/plhsas, a)nagno/nti soi to\ e)pisto/lion.

The opening of a letter of Epicurus, quoted in Diogenes Laertius 10.5. Leontion was (allegedly) a courtesan with whom one of E.'s brothers was cohabiting.
1Not a)nagno/nti soi (Suda) but a)nagno/ntas sou (D.L.). ↩

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